Tensions between football players and the administration have reached a boiling point at Grambling State University as a meeting between the two sides Tuesday turned into an act of protest on the side of the players over their treatment and overall state of the program.

According to a report from the Shreveport Times, players are upset about how the administration has handled football operations, forcing the team to take long bus rides rather than flying to locations such as Indianapolis and Kansas City from the school's Louisiana campus. The report also cites complaints about missed meals on road trips, the sorry state of athletic facilities, an overall "disrespect" from the administration and anger over the mid-season firing of head coach Doug Williams.

“It was basically a mutiny,” an unnamed player told the Times. “(The team) rode the bus all that way (to Indianapolis), and then come back and are disrespected like that (in Tuesday’s meeting).

“(The team) is standing together because they don’t know if anybody else is standing with them.”

The news comes on top of a brutal season so far for the Tigers. One of the most historic historically black college football programs in the country, Grambling State has fallen on tough times in recent seasons, as evidenced by the controversial firing of Williams.

The Tigers currently sit at 0-7 and are coming off of a 48-0 loss to Alcorn State in the Circle City Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

School officials met with members of the team at a support facility outside the team's stadium following a practice session on Tuesday. It was there that the tone of the discussion turned negative, leading the entire team to walk out of the meeting, the unnamed player said. University president Frank Pogue, interim coach George Ragsdale, athletic director Aaron James and student government president Jordan Harvey were reportedly present.

Meanwhile, University spokesman Will Sutton told the news source that the meeting was meant to show support for the football program and not all players left the meeting.

“(The administration) knew that emotions were raw,” Sutton said. “No matter what, it was going to be a challenge for the team to feel good after this season and last season.

“That’s part of the reason why we have a new (athletics director) and are looking for a new football coach. The president wanted to make a point that the university supports and appreciates the team and these students, and that the administration will do everything we need to do for the future success of the program.”

The Tigers, an FCS program in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, have had some success with Williams as their head coach. The former Super Bowl winning QB for the Washington Redskins was first hired in 1998 before spending some time as an executive for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Virginia Destroyers of the UFL before returning to the post in 2011. However, Williams was fired after a pair of losses to open the 2013 season.